Daily Republican., 1887-12-09

Duu CUDboQ uont ouunnoohous " PA~~
has been po oWorfol agent In tns TEN
peranoe reform by putting II boy nd
the reach OF 90 many. Tbs amoantof
whiskey consumed 10 the United States
per capita to-day IL not more than 40 4
,er cant. Of that consumed thirty yoa'I;;
sg?." !
Afbtr q few mouents' silence hF
bi.ine added that in bis judgment the
whiskey tax should be 30 mOdiiiod ns 70
permit all who use purs alcohol In tie
arts or Ia mechanical pursuits to have
1t free OF tax. In all such Cases tie tax |
could be remi;ted without DANGER Of
fraud, Just as now the tax On spirita ex.
ported Ia remitted.
"Bes.des Your general aad s~earing
opposition to the Presidents recou-
menda.inn have yo- aly iuethec spa'
'cifc oojectioI ?"
WOOL GROWERS MUST BE PROTECTED
"Yes," answered Mr.. Il aius; Il
should seriously ohj CT to tue repsal OF
the duty on wool To :epeai tnat would
work great !ujus'ioe to many ioser6''s
and wouid serioualy diseou'"s4 ~aat
we should earnestly eacolrase, hsno
ily, the sheep culture ainonG farmers
Throughout tho Union. To h;aak down
wool growing and bs dependent 90 : 'r'l
eign counties for tha bacEet under
which we sieep md the coat that covers
our backs Ia not wise policy iir TIE
Natioual Government 20 enforce
| "Do you think II the PresidsDts
recon mendstion we're adnp!ed 10 would
inoresse our export trads?
"Pogs!bly In some few articles OF
t.~ ,tiyN m = n
would increase cur import traG6 ten
fold ~ much in tho great staple fab irs,
In wnolen and cotton goods, in ifoD, In
Is eel, In all tue thousand and one shapes
in which thsy ars wrought How are
We to export staple fairies tn the mar
ikets Of Europa unles1 VIZ n aks them
Ichsaper than they do IN Elrope, suo
thOw are we To mnnGtaC Iri tben
cheaper than they do In E1r rps cules'
~~ get cheaper labor than thsy have H.
II Eurupb?"
iTHE LABOR QCESTIoN-ITs VITAL IN
roHTANCE.
nTheu Won thlua that ths 0uta.ion q
3. labor unde,llAs the whole sabi c,?'
l"Of course IT. does," repiiot NJ y siup
lot 10, In feet, the entire question
Whenever we can force carosntsr', uca
1sous, ironWorzers apt mechanics =
levsry department to work as cheap!
and i've az poorly in ths Uultsi Statt
las similar workmen IN Enrope. We cau
O (of eours', man ufac,u,e just as chaap!!
n ~ they do In Eoglapd aud Franco. Bu
~ am totally oppased 10 a policy tos
'e would entail such results. To st'etnp
o lit is equivalent to q social aud huar
e lcial revolution, one that wcnid brio
e untold distress
VI Yes, but might no! the grsa. farmin
4 class be benefited by importing bTt
!. Icles from Europe instead o. ouyin
Z them at higher ptices at hon."
al "rhe mome nt," answered Mr.. Bia'l
9 Lyon bsgin to import freely trGi
~ Europe you drive our own wGrkne
'S from mechanical and nan1gacintin
ie pursuits In the Same proportion tl@
ri bscome ii,.elB o: the soil. iacrsasin
Do steadily tho agricultural protn1t au
81 ldocreasing q steadily the large bome d
o IL ana nhlo', Is constantly epiar9ing
nj home manufactures enlarss. Ihs5
co tcsucse, works great Injury 70 \
~ lariaar, elut,ing the mEthe5 with "A
'x prnducts ard tending cohst3l:lg
er lower prices.
SIwHAT WOULD BECOME or THE FA
tej MERs?
W "Yes, bur the foreign demand I
toiflrm products wnuli hB increased
n like ratio. would II no2"
mel "Even suppose 1t we've" said y
is Blaine, "how do YOU know tie saut
cy from which 1t will Gs suppfifd. j
g. nae ncy 10 Russia to-day ara In !
Dr. Asiatic possessions OF E0a!sn:i IS iowa
Iar9e increase OF the grain supply, [
igrsiu being raised by the cheap's r N
gu siSle labor. Manufacturing coGntr
AK will buy their breadsiutfd Whsrs "a
lean get them oheape.t, and the eula'
ra. Ing u tie horae market fOr the Aue
is- lean farmer heing checked he Wot
int search ia vain fof ore OF tue sH
atyalue His fo,ei2n sales sre alTeA
oil checked by the great conpstit
ION abroad. There never was tina WI
ise tho Increase Of large foms EaT!
2h wse so valuable to him. The b
Ial proof 10 that tho farmers sre prosper
ect 1 in propcr rtion to tie nearnes2 OF ma
OF faciuriug centres, and protective Ia
on. tends To 0praad maDufactures In y
led AMI Indians, for example, though
ent ciassed as man featuring States, the
oflpuai value Of fabrics ID larger than
len annual value of agricultural product
OF TARIFF oE 1si6 AND ITS REsUL
uldl "Bus those holding the PRESIDE
thet viays," remarked the reportsr, -
lalways quoting tha great prosparit!
4 At the country under the tariff OF lSi6
"Thet tariff did not Involve tho
.ldsstructi point recommended by
% President, namely, the retaining
ui9 idirect Internal taxes iG order to alto
uIu Indirect tpxes levied on foreign fabf
tne But the county bad peculiar adv
ies- ages VI der il BY the Crimean Iar
'rSy volviug England, France ard Re
sh land LARGELY lnpa.ring the'r traie.9
", stheas iuCideris, CT Scciasnte, II
'eeh ehonsc, were INN ensely stiip ulstin
nuc trade Ia tho Udiiad S'sJts, IetaT6!e
tne the astpre of oar tariff. Bat mSlk
efu' lend OF this European experteno9 y
sea the tariff OF 1875. woich for tl;a2 K
o.a. an i.lu.Cry and deceptive SHOW VI 3
apu psrity. Its enactment was IN media
3D. followed by the Mexican war; The
iAR i1S49 by tAa great convr!sicos 0! EuT'
ann itheE " 1919 eG3 eucceeding year
rao' the enormous R9id yield IN Celiiol
The Powers made peace In 1856, an
iua the same time the output OF gOid 10
laan stfornia fell off. Immediately the di
t,er oisl panic OF 1887 came upon the G.
'ncs stry with disastrous force. Thou2 II
nn1 had In these yearB miued vas. aut
,oIy sos gold in California, every ban
80 81 New York Was compelled &c susr
r;,b I specie payment. -Four hundTad
ron Slions In god had oeen carried OF
onr the country In eight years TO pay
han foreign aoods tina. should have
manufactured 1T home, and We
nov gears OF depression and distress a
80 atonenent for our folly.
the HOW MIR BLAINE WOULD REDUCE
,hty REVENUE.
hen geo, 70 tr,r,n
suc. ihen 10 ~" .Suo,;1., ~
s of there snouiu uo y" 0"o'''A "
pect Nntionai Ievenuea ~ .;5 ,r,n,;os